A 14-play, 81-yard, Weatherford scoring drive to open the second half put the game on ice, and even though the clock showed 4:32 to play in the third quarter, the Clinton football team’s comeback attempts came up short in a 14-0, home loss in Friday’s Custer County Conflict.
A haul of awards last year continued this year for the Clinton softball team, as six players earned alldistrict honors, and there’s still all-region awards left to give out.
Final
Clinton 0
Weatherford 14
No. 6 Clinton (4-2 overall, 2-1 in district) drops its first district contest of the season to the No. 2 Weatherford Eagles (6-0, 3-0).
End 3rd
Clinton 0
Weatherford 14
Gunnar Gaunt QB sneaks in the Eagles' second score from one yard out. WF leads 14-0.
Halftime
Clinton 0
Weatherford 7
End 1st
Clinton 0
Weatherford 7
Ethan Downs walks in the game's first score with a two-yard carry off the wingback sweep. WF leads 7-0.
The No. 6 Clinton football team (4-1 overall, 2-0 in district) and No. 2 Weatherford (5-0, 2-0) meet for the annual Custer County Conflict and potentially the district title at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Tornado Bowl.
One of the spots Clinton already had locked up at the start of the 2020 volleyball season was middle hitter/blocker, with senior Hailey Ford.
Clinton senior running back Atrel Bryson and the Clinton Red Tornadoes take on the Weatherford Eagles at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Tornado Bowl, in the Custer County Conflict. CDN
Burns Flat-Dill City linebacker Jake Poor and the Eagles will try to rebound from last week’s 47-14 loss to Hooker. BF-DC returns to action at 7 p.m. tonight, at home against Sayre. CDN